Steven T. Kuykendall - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Steven T. Kuykendall is an American

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Politician

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and former Republican

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member of the House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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from from 1999 to 2001 in the 106th Congress

106th United States Congress

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. He defeated Democrat Janice Hahn

Janice Hahn

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in the 1998 election with 49% of the vote. He was defeated for reelection in 2000 by his predecessor Jane Harman

Jane Harman

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, who had relinquished her seat to run for governor

Governor of California

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in 1998. Kuykendall was the only freshman congressman to be defeated for reelection in 2000. After his defeat, he was mentioned as a possible Bush Administration

George W. Bush

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candidate for Under Secretary of the Navy

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.

Prior to becoming a congressman, Kuykendall was a member of the California State Assembly

California State Assembly

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between 1994 and 1998. He was elected to the Assembly by defeating incumbent Betty Karnette

Betty Karnette

Betty Karnette was elected to a second stint in the California State Assembly in November, 2004, to represent the 54th District. Her district included the cities of Avalon, Long Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro, Signal Hill...

. Kuykendall ran again for the Assembly in 2004 but was unsuccessful. He also served on the city council

City council

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of Rancho Palos Verdes

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

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from 1991 to 1994, holding the position of mayor

Mayor

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in 1994. His political archives were donated to the California State University, Long Beach

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library.

A resident of the Palos Verdes Peninsula

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, Kuykendall was born in McAlester, Oklahoma

McAlester, Oklahoma

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. He studied at Oklahoma City University

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and earned his MBA from San Diego State University

San Diego State University

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. Kuykendall also served in the United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

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for two tours in the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

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Electoral history

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ : Results 1998–2000
!|Year
!
!|Democrat
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|Republican
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|3rd Party
!|Party
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|3rd Party
!|Party
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|3rd Party
!|Party
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
|-
|1998
|
| |Janice Hahn

Janice Hahn

| align="right" |84,624
| |47%
|
| |
| align="right" |88,843
| |49%
|
| |Robin Barrett
| |Green

Green Party (United States)

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Libertarian Party (United States)

The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

Reform Party of the United States of America

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| align="right" |1,561
| align="right" |1%
|
|-
|2000
|
| |
| align="right" |115,651
| |48%
|
| |Steven T. Kuykendall
| align="right" |111,199
| |47%
|
| |Daniel R. Sherman
| |Libertarian

Libertarian Party (United States)

Reform Party of the United States of America

The Reform Party of the United States of America is a political party in the United States, founded in 1995 by Ross Perot...

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